No. 1 College of Idaho Men's Basketball Set to Welcome Two High Scoring Teams for Domino's Classic

Men's Basketball | 11/16/2023 9:18:00 PM

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SHORTS for SHINES: Fans are encouraged to wear shorts to honor the late Mike Shines, who died suddenly on Monday. Shines would wear shorts regardless of the weather. 

THE COMEBACK: Down 10 to NNU, 47-37, the last time that College of Idaho erased a double-digit deficit at half and won was on December 17, 2016 against Corban. In that contest, College of Idaho erased a 41-27 lead by the Warriors before coming back to win 78-74. 38 home game winning streak

DOUBLE DIGITS: With the 29-point rout of Providence and 15-point win over NNU to begin the season, the last time that the Yotes started the season with back-to-back wins by double digits was 2018-19. C of I went on to start the season with four-straight double digit wins. 

CONTINUING THE WINNING AGAINST NNU: The win is the third straight for the Yotes over the Nighthawks in the series and keeps the United Heritage Insurance Mayors' Cup in the possession of College of Idaho. The three-game winning streak in the series is the first for C of I since they swept the series in back to-back years in 2013-14 and 2014-15.

REJECTION: Tyler Robinett blocked five shots against NNU, the last time a Yote had five rejections was when Connor Desaulniers also had five against Northwest on February 15, 2020.

BY THE NUMBERS:
• 38-game winning streak
 - College of Idaho ended the 2022-23 season on a 36-game winning streak after losing its first game of the season.
- With 38-straight wins, College of Idaho has the longest active winning streak in college basketball. 

• 39 home game winning streak
 - College of Idaho started the home slate in 2022-23 with a 72-57 win over NNU, followed by wins in all 20 games in 2022-23 season and its last 18 games of 2021-22. The last loss was on November 17, 2021 against NNU by an 80-70 margin.

• Familiar starting five:
 - 68-consecutive starts for Tyler Robinett, 66 for Caden Handran , 47 for Drew Wyman and 38 for Jake O'Neil

• 1,125-consecutive games with a 3-pointer
 - Just four programs in college basketball have a streak at or longer than the Yotes. UNLV has made a 3-pointer in 1,192 games; followed by Duke (1,191) and Western Kentucky (1,132). East Tennessee State, like the Yotes, have made a 3-pointer in 1,125 consecutive games.

• 32-straight wins when they score first and 36-straight when they lead at half.